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14 years ago @ Boston Sports Media Wa... - BSMW Enemies List - Ed... · 0 replies · +16 points

While Joe Sullivan is certainly culpable for destroying what was once an informative and enjoyable sports section, I'd have to also mention his superiors, who have a perverse impulse to put Shaughnessy on the FRONT PAGE of the newspaper, with his full little caricature, byline in 20-point type and generally presenting Shanks bilious and trite observations in a manner more fitting coverage of the lunar landing or a special contribution from a famous author. Ted Kennedy himself didn't get the fawning treatment that Globe honchos lavish on their balding carrottop. I cannot stand stand Shank -- as it well documented in BSMW -- but sometimes the kid throwing a tantrum isn't the only one at fault. The parents get some blame, too.

14 years ago @ Boston Sports Media Wa... - Losers All Around In G... · 1 reply · +6 points

Waiting for the other shoe to drop. This will be a doozy that will make Baghdad Bob weep in envy (if he was still with us,) Bruce has it right in the sights:

Larry Lucchino is at this moment huddled with Dan Shaughnessy working on the ultimate smear campaign against Theo, to be unleashed the second it is officially announced that Epstein is moving to the Cubs.

14 years ago @ Boston Sports Media Wa... - Sports Media Musings: ... · 0 replies · -2 points

Excellent points by LTD.
Ryan, a couple of questions:

-- why only Ordway? Is the D&C show still the revenue generator it was? I assume that Mutt and Merloni don't make a lot and that Mike Adams is paying Entercom to let him be on the air, but D&C pull down big bucks, are two fat deals in a single slot, and have sharply declining ratings (which must affect revenue eventually).

-- you identify Ordway as "a program director." I have heard him many times say that's no longer one of his responsibilities and solely Jason Wolff's.

14 years ago @ Boston Sports Media Wa... - Meet The New Red Sox, ... · 0 replies · +8 points

No link to the Region's Most Important Voice on All Sports whose spittle graces the front page of the Boston Globe?

Excellent omission!

14 years ago @ Boston Sports Media Wa... - 2011 Approval Ratings ... · 0 replies · +2 points

Solid reporter. Very readable. No self-promotion. Never uses her feelings as a litmus test of what a player's value is. I can't imagine her doing anything so childish as the "16-0 but lose in the playoffs" stunt. She obviously didn't get the memo.

Approve.

14 years ago @ Boston Sports Media Wa... - Review (and Giveaway) ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Business first: please enter me in the giveaway contest.

My favorite non-baseball memory of Fenway is one that's seldom mentioned. I'm not even sure of the year, but I think it was in the middle '70s. There was a "Harmony" concert that featured a number of acts, but what I recall most was Stevie Wonder performing, his stage built over the pitcher's mound. I think it was around the Hotter than July LP, but who knows? Anyone else remember that?

14 years ago @ Boston Sports Media Wa... - 2011 Approval Ratings ... · 0 replies · +9 points

Good husband. Good father. Good brother. Good sport. THere's a lot of good in Steve Burton, but what he's missing is "Good at his job." He gets all distracted then excited about shiny objects. You get the sense that many of the new items he reads don't entirely make sense to him and that he's less than lightning-fast in live interview situations. His innate ability to confuse comments with questions ("Great game. Eh?") is clearly a gift from God, but not a god you'd want ruling the universe. I'm sure that Burton would be an ideal next door neighbor who would happily lend you his tools, but other than being handsome and affable, he's bringing no added value to the sports events he covers. He's a very lucky man, and I think he knows it.

14 years ago @ Boston Sports Media Wa... - An Open Letter To Glen... · 0 replies · +2 points

I see a delicate problem where if Bruce Allen went on EEI to discuss his assertion (a correct one, I believe) that by devoting extraordinary air time to the Barstool photo mess that EEI/Ordway merely were as sensational in its own way as Portnoy was, then he could be accused as just extending that chain.

Apologies for the run-on-sentence, but as good as it might be to witness an Allen-Ordway debate, it would inevitably just be more churning of the Barstool controversy, and that's precisely what Bruce is decrying.

14 years ago @ Boston Sports Media Wa... - An Open Letter To Glen... · 3 replies · +7 points

I thought it was nicely argued, Bruce, but let's look at the impact. You may simply be calling attention to an insignificant tantrum that would otherwise disappear of its own irrelevance, as I believe the latest ratings numbers show that BSMW and your other outlets have a larger audience than The Big Show. Anecdotal evidence is that they come from a demographic with more disposable income, too. (Compare the replacement cost of a windshield, which is zero, to the high-end toy purchases discussed on the threads.)

In other words: why bother?

Although I'm happy that you did.

14 years ago @ Boston Sports Media Wa... - 2011 Approval Ratings ... · 0 replies · +2 points

We didn't rate Jade McCarthy yet, correct? Just saying there's no need to now.

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